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James Preston Hughes 1857–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 February 1857

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 4 January 1922

Death Location: Johnson County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Toliver Hughes

Mother: Elizabeth Fulton

Spouse(s): Sarah Blanton

Children(s): James Hughes, Charles Hughes, Ellis Hughes

James Preston Hughes was born in 1857 in Kentucky, the child of Toliver Hughes And Elizabeth J Fulton. James Preston Hughes married Sarah Blanton, and had children including Charles Cyrus Hughes, Ellis Gale Hughes, James B Hughes. James Preston Hughes passed away in 1922 in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Preston Hughes was born in 1857 in Kentucky, the child of Toliver Hughes And Elizabeth J Fulton.
  • James Preston Hughes married Sarah Blanton, and had children including Charles Cyrus Hughes, Ellis Gale Hughes, James B Hughes.
  • James Preston Hughes passed away in 1922 in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Hughes's Ancestors

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James Hughes
1857–1922
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
Toliver Hughes
1803–1880
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (J) Fulton
1810–1862
Russell County, Virginia
Grandparents
Daniel Hughs
1768–1851
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Keyes 4th great) grandmother
1781–1847
Alexandria, Arlington, Virginia
Samuel Fulton
1780–1843
Margaret Banta
1788–1851
Great-Grandparents
☙ Hughes
1735–1815
Mary Wilburn
1740–1800
John grandfather
1758–1839
Louisa GGM
1756–1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
☙ Hughes
1687–1752
Elizabeth Tarleton
1691–1775
Richard Wilburn
1717–1820
Ann Sturdivant
1700–1761
Humphrey Keyes
1721–1793
Marcella grandmother
1723–1762
William Talbott
1722–1791
Leanna GGM
1727–1756

James Hughes's Descendants

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James (Preston) Hughes (19 February 1857–4 January 1922) m. Sarah Blanton (6 March 1866–21 December 1923)
  1. 1. James (B.) Hughes 1889–1962
  2. 2. Charles (Cyrus) Hughes 1893–1976
  3. 3. Ellis (Gale) Hughes 1897–1946

James Hughes's Timeline

2 Records

1857
19 February 1857
Birth of James Preston Hughes in Kentucky
Kentucky
1922
4 January 1922
Age 65
Death of James Preston Hughes in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States of America
Johnson County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 February 1857
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 January 1922
    Event Place: Johnson County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Johnson County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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